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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cubicular(e, -air, n. Also: cubecular, cubiculer. [OF. cubiculaire, L. cubiculārius. Also late ME. cubyculyer (Caxton).] An attendant in a bed-chamber; a groom of the chamber.(a) c1420 Wynt. vi. 488.
Yhit fell that hyr cubiculare By hyr lay c1450-2 Howlat 124.
He callit on his cubicular within his conclaif 1515 Acta Conc. MS. XXVII. 63.
He is … prothonotar and cubicular and familiar to the papis halynes 1531 Bell. Boece II. 208.
He callit the kingis cubicularis to ane banket Ib.
Seing the cubicularis on sleip 1538 Lynd. Justing 12.
Vnto the King thay war familiaris, And of his chalmer boith cubicularis a1578 Pitsc. I. 176/18.
Nane eskipit … , I meane his secreit servandis or cubecularis, bot war hangit 1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 203.
To Willie Vylie he hes gane, The Regents awin cubicular 1622-6 Bisset II. 169/21.
Sindrie of hir husbandis domestik servandis and cubicularis 1671 Lauder Journal 205.
The king made choise of John … and made him his cubicular(b) 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 513.
Innocence and Deuotioun … Bene clerkis of closet and cubiculairis c1550 Rolland C. Venus iv. 573.
Compeirit sone Sensualitie thair, Quhilk to Venus was richt cheif cubiculair 1568 Buch. Indict. 35.
George Dalgleis the said erlis cubiculair, being in the chalmer for the tyme, confessit befoir his executioun to the death